Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-08
PAYMENT OF PENSIONS
A Conflicting Point of Pen
sion Law Finally
Settled.
Work on Our New Cruis-
ers il to be Pushed
Vigorously.
Kissane, the California Mys-
terry. Was q Chinese
General
Exalting Over q Successful CASTING
Halsteaa Says Il Was FAlse-
Small Ground for Q Denial
Returns From the Rhode
Island Election.


Pension DecIsion.
WAsHrSaros, April IA Differences o.
opinion and practice has for some tim,
existed between the Pension Office anC
the 0fiioe OF the Third Auditor OF tht
Treasury as 10 when payment on ae
crued pensions actually becomes con.
sumnated. The question was referred
TO the Second Comptroller for final
decision and be has given this eonclu-
sion thereon as foilows: ''Ist-Where the
pension has become due and payable in
the lifetime Of the pensioner and be has
executed the usual voucher acknowlede.
ing the receipts and transmitted the
same 70 the Pension Oflce, bal dies be-
fers the agent has executed and mailed
to him check for its payment, il ID
clear that there has been in Law no pay
ment as yet, bat the same still remains
outstanding and must be disposed Of in
accordance With the provisions Of sec
ton AIS; 2d-Where the voucher has
been executed and delivered to the
agent and the check has been transmit
ted to and received by the pensioner
IN bis lifetime, the payment has
become complete and the subsequent
death of pensioner, either before or
after endorsing the check, will not de-
feat such payment. The check has BE-
come bis property in his lifetime. and
falls into and becomes Q part Of his
estst !. TO be disposed of in due course
Of administration. 3d-When q Vouoh-
er has been executed by the pensioner
and delivered to an agent, and a cheek
has been mailed by the agent 20 the
pensioner in bis lifetime, but was not
received by him. | do not think that, as
matter of Law, payment has been so
far consummated as TO defeat the rights
of the widow or minor children or
claims for Reimbursement under see.
tion 47l6, and the check cannot in such
csses be properly deemed as paid assets
of the pensisner. TO make payment,
two things must occur-the receipt Of
the check BY the Government and its
aoquittanoe In proper form"
Will Push wOFk ON the Cruisers.
WAsHIE0roN, April 7. - Secretary
Whitney has decided TO push to com
pletion the werk on the cruisers Atlanta,
Boston and Chicago, so as 70 permit of
an early adjustment of aooouHts With
the contractors. To this end all extra
work on the vessels, such as changes
made IN the Boston aud Chicago by
direction Of tbs Naval Advisory Board.
as result Of the trials Of the Atlanta,
will be discontinued, aad aside from
some small changes necessary for sea
the energies Of the Department will be
concentrated for the work required by
the original contract with John Roach.
The Secretary to-day addressed a letter
to the chiefs Of the Bureau Of Oonstruc-
tion and Steam Engineering and tn the
assignee Of John Roach 10 the above
effect.
story from KIssane's japanese Body
servant.
LANSING (Mich.), April 7.-U. 8. A.
Forester, q japanese merchant Of high
standing here, furnishes q new chapter
of the romance concerning Kissane.
Up TO the present tine there was no clue
TO the whereabouts Of Kissane from the
time be was In NioarAuQua to his ap-
pearance in OaliioFnia. Mr.. Forester
supplies the hiatus. Daring the Obi
uese rebellion IN 1851, Forester was oap-
tured by q detachmeBt Of rebels and
taken TO Shanghai With other japanese
prisoners. Here the rebels were over
come BY the Chinese troops under the
command Of an American, who was
none other than Kissane. He had se-
cured the favor OF the Emperor through
bis shrewdness. and was raised to the
rank of General Of the Army. Ths
young Jsp Who tells the story, and Who
is nov living here. was sade Kissane's
body servant. q. 8. A. and Kissane
finally went to EurUpe. where Kissane
visited the leading art centres.
RxuIting ever . Successful Casting.
WLsHrzoToN. April 2. - The Naval
odioers are much pleased with the result
Of an attempt Eade at Thurlow (Pa.)
to cast q steel stern for the new cruiser
Baltimore, nov building at Philadel-
phia. The piece weighed 1900 pounds
and was east without defect. Com.
mandeF Evans has just examined and
tested the casting, and pronounoes IL to
be excellent. He says that 10 Is prob
sbly the best piece Of steel casting ever
done IN this c0Hntry, and the result Of
the casting IL more remarkable and en-
eouraeinQ from the fact that success
was obtained ct tee arst attsmpt.
Halstead says % Is all False.
CINCINNATI, April 7.-HaIstead prints
the following card In the C0msaereial.
Gazette today: ''fhe statement tela-
grAphed over the country yesterday
originating in Washington that hal
stead, of the Commercial Caste, had
received q letter from Whitelaw Reid,
editor Of the New York Tri5sas, about
Blame and Sherman as Presidential
candidates, Is untrue altogether. There
has bsen no correspondence resembling
esea remotely that which Was reported" /"
TEE STATEMENT DESIKD.
Nav YoRK, April THE TFsbans
makes DO reference to he Epsain0 Poet
10 regard to the letter alleged to hAvs
been written By WhIteiaW Reid to Murat
HaIstead. Tie World has the following
IN that regard "Ar. Reid being ssen
BY q representative Of the Wsvld last
night, b ID nothing TO say further than
that be bad written no such letters"
SNAIL Groanda Ter a DenIaI.
NKw YoKK. April The Washing
ton correspondent Of the EreAiaq Post
telsgraphs bis paper as follows: - Ths
PAiladslpAta Press has telegram from
NtW York SAYING that Wbitelaw Reia
denies all knowledRa of any letter from
himself 10 Mnrst Hsisss1d atoksnins
A EuRpoea - abandon Blaine and es
po1se the John Sherm an interest for the
next Presidential nomiRatisn" The
only error made BY the Pests CORES
pondsns vas IN usinR the name OF Hat
stead. The letter was addressed 30 Hal.
sSesd's partasr. Richard Saith, Of the
Cfaeianafi Gasstfs.
Sesarns from Ghsde Ha'aad.
PaovTDExcE t. }, April T.-J0hn W.
DAVIS Is elected Governor By 57s n .ioE.
ity. There is no election for Lisntsn-
ant Gsveraor or Secretary OF State.
seibs Sloeam. Democrat. is elected At
t0Fney Gen ral By ISIS majority. and J.
" Perry, DsDecrst. IL elected General
Treasurer BY 2609 msjorify. The ma-
iogify aesinss the womAn snHrsee
amepdmsnt 10 l5.Iz2 In this city the
entirs Dens'eatie Assembly, ticket is
slssted. fhs Sensse stand Rep1bliezns.
-; DsnocFats, y; and there Wss no
sieetiou tn eve oases- The II use will
coGprias p Rep1blioans ard - Dsmo-
srAss sifh y districts 20 be heard fro@.
The Prshfbitasa vsss fn MIehaGan.